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. 2020 Mar 19;8(13):5360–5370. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00991

Table 4. Molar Mass of the Bioactive Films before and after Use As Mulch, Measured by GPCa.

Sample Mn Mw Mw/Mn
0%-before 7700 83400 10.8
0%-after 7200 78600 10.9
1%-before 6700 68200 10.2
1%-after 7000 65900 9.4
2.5%-before 4700 60700 12.9
2.5%-after 5700 59600 10.4
5%-before 3600 41200 11.4
5-after 5700 53800 9.4
7.5%-before 4100 39300 9.5
7.5%-after 3600 43300 12.0
10%-before 2700 34000 12.5
10%-after 3500 36500 10.3
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Mn is the number averaged molar mass, and Mw is the weight averaged molar mass. The Mw/Mn is a measure of the dispersity of the molar mass distribution. The percentage indicates the MCPA-PHBV oligomer concentration in the films.